ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,401, issued on March 24, was assigned to CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC (New Holland, Pa.).

"Front attachment system using a common interface for different attachments" was invented by Chad Sietsema (Moorhead, Minn.), John Thomas Rasset (Barnesville, Minn.) and Thomas James Paulson (Fargo, N.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In certain embodiments, an attachment system for a work vehicle may include a chassis interface coupled to a chassis of the work vehicle. The chassis interface may include a recess extending in a longitudinal direction and a pin retainer having a pin hole extending in a lateral direction. The recess receives a protr...